The news of Pogacar’s withdrawal will make Jonas Vingegaard the overwhelming favourite for this year’s Vuelta. The Dane has never won a Grand Tour outside the Tour de France, having finished second to teammate Sepp Kuss in 2023, and showed in the final week of the Tour that he is back climbing at his best level.

Slovenia Tadej Pogacar clinched his fourth Tour de France overall win in 2025. The 26-year-old cyclist certainly loves riding his bike. But what are his other loves? Well, one of them is at least cycling-related,

Tadej Pogačar is a Tour de France champion once again. The 26-year-old Slovenian star won his fourth Tour de France title on Sunday, completing the race in 76 hours and 32 seconds. Jonas Vingegaard finished in second place, four minutes and 24 seconds behind Pogačar. Florian Lipowitz finished in third place, 11 minutes back from Pogačar.